Underweight adolescent BMI was associated with an increased risk for osteoporosis in adulthood, with a stronger association among men.

Is BMI the best way to assess weight and health? (Photo illustration: Jack Forbes/Yahoo Life; photos: Getty Images) Body mass index (BMI) is a simple tool for assessing whether an individual falls ...

For the new study, researchers used a “secret-shopper” method to attempt to schedule an appointment for a patient weighing ...

Individuals with a BMI in the underweight range faced nearly three times higher mortality risk, while severely obese ...

Why you might actually be healthier if you put on weight - A new study has linked higher mortality rates with people in the ...

Asthma risk in woman has significant associations with body mass index (BMI), body roundness index (BRI), white blood cell count (WBC).

Orthopedist Dr. Ran Schwarzkopf of NYU explains how knee pain affects more young people in their 30s and 40s due to obesity ...

A recently-published study suggests that a body "roundness" index may be a better measure of health than body mass index (BMI). The article, called "Body Roundness Index and All-Cause Mortality Among ...

Research led by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University finds that regional fat distribution exerts distinct effects on brain ...

Using a BMI cutoff for total ankle arthroplasty may restrict access to care for patients who would do well with surgery, ...

Everyone from doctors to life insurance companies use the system that was invented by a white man more than 200 years ago. When you were screened at your last checkup, your doctor may have classified ...